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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9050 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program for 

the transportation of veterans who reside in highly rural areas to medical 

facilities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 15, 2024 

Mrs. PELTOLA (for herself, Mr. MOYLAN, and Mr. HORSFORD) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant 

program for the transportation of veterans who reside 

in highly rural areas to medical facilities. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR 

4 THE TRANSPORTATION OF VETERANS WHO 

5 RESIDE IN HIGHLY RURAL AREAS TO MED6 ICAL FACILITIES. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 1 of title 38, United 

8 States Code, is amended by inserting, after section 111A, 

9 the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 111B. Grants for the transportation of veterans 

2 who reside in highly rural areas to med3 ical facilities 

4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall award 

5 grants to entities that provide transportation of veterans 

6 who reside in highly rural areas to medical facilities. 

7 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The following may be 

8 awarded a grant under this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) A State veterans service agency. 

10 ‘‘(2) A veterans service organization. 

11 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant under this section 

12 may be used to— 

13 ‘‘(1) assist a veteran who resides in a highly 

14 rural area to travel to a medical facility of the De15 partment; or 

16 ‘‘(2) otherwise assist in providing transpor17 tation in connection with the provision of health care 

18 to a veteran who resides in highly rural area. 

19 ‘‘(d) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant 

20 under this section may not exceed $50,000. 

21 ‘‘(e) NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—An entity 

22 awarded a grant under this section shall not be required 

23 to provide matching funds as a condition for receiving 

24 such grant. 


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1 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of 

3 fiscal years 2025 through 2030 to carry out this section. 

4 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 ‘‘(1) The term ‘highly rural area’ means an 

6 area located in— 

7 ‘‘(A) a county in which fewer than seven 

8 individuals reside per square mile; or 

9 ‘‘(B) Guam, American Samoa, the Com10 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

11 the United States Virgin Islands, or Puerto 

12 Rico (not including the San Juan Census Des13 ignated Place), that the Secretary determines is 

14 not urban in character. 

15 ‘‘(2) The term ‘veterans service organization’ 

16 means an organization recognized by the Secretary 

17 under section 5902 of this title.’’. 

18 (b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at 

19 the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting, 

20 after the item relating to section 111A, the following new 

21 item: 

‘‘111B. Grants for the transportation of veterans who reside in highly rural 

areas to medical facilities.’’. 

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